![]() ![]() She studied agronomy and botany along with creative writing, and now lives in central California with her husband. Margarita was born in Los Angeles, but developed a deep attachment to her mother’s homeland during childhood summers with relatives on the island. ![]() Her next young adult verse novel is Wild Dreamers, and her next picture book is Water Day. ![]() Her most recent books are Wings in the Wild and Destiny Finds Her Way. Margarita served as the national 2017-2019 Young People’s Poet Laureate. Awards include a Newbery Honor, Pura Belpré, Golden Kite, Walter, Jane Addams, PEN U.S.A., and NSK Neustadt, among others. Margarita Engle is the Cuban-American author of many verse novels, memoirs, and picture books, including The Surrender Tree, Enchanted Air, Drum Dream Girl, and Dancing Hands. ![]()
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